As the Black Stars prepare to open their 2026 World Cup campaign against Panama, reports from Canada suggest possible ticket racketeering involving some key officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA).
Reports indicate that several individuals and organisations that purchased tickets through the official GFA website are experiencing significant difficulties in retrieving them. Some GFA officials are allegedly hoarding the tickets and distributing them to friends and associates instead.
One prominent victim is Ghanaian businessman Kennedy Agyapong, popularly known as Kenpong, who runs Kenpong Travel and Tours. The company had sent hundreds of Ghanaian supporters to Canada in their private capacity.
Sources close to Kenpong say the respected businessman is deeply frustrated, accusing certain GFA officials of deliberately sabotaging his business and preventing genuine Ghanaian fans from obtaining tickets to support the Black Stars.
Our sources indicate that Kenpong, who ordered the tickets over five months ago, has been unable to retrieve them. The tickets, believed to be worth over $100,000, were meant for fans who booked travel arrangements through his company.
Information reaching us suggests that a key GFA official is hoarding the tickets and redirecting them to friends and cronies, thereby denying genuine fans the opportunity to attend the match and cheer the Black Stars to victory.
This official, who has close ties with GFA President Kurt Okraku, has reportedly been evasive in Canada, forcing Mr. Okraku to personally intervene in the matter.
Despite the President’s intervention and the official’s subsequent promise to resolve the issue, an email sent to Kenpong revealed that he had been allocated fewer than 30 tickets instead of the 100 he had paid for.
The development has left Kenpong furious. He has since departed Canada for Germany and is reportedly set to commence legal action against the said GFA official.
The Black Stars will open their 2026 FIFA World Cup campaign against Panama in Group H of the tournament, which is being hosted across Canada, the United States, and Mexico.
